Good cast, pure cheese, suitable for the whole family .
Disadvantages:
Adults may grow tiresome of its sacrine sweetness
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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This is the Disney film we have been waiting a long time for - recapturing the magic that was once very much synoymous with the franchise. Amy Adams plays Giselle who is taken from her magical animated fairy tale world into a very real 21st century New York where she meets complacent Robert (Patrick Dempsy) who takes her into his home despite being sceptical about who she really is and where she truly comes from. But Giselle's prince is not far behind travelling to the third dimension with the trusty chipmunk, pip. But their plans to be re-united are soon hindered by the evil queen, Narrissa, played by Susan Sarandon (The Client) and her hench man, Nathanielle (Timothy Spall) If having bad guys after you wasn't bad enough, Prince Edward, Giselle and pip have to struggle through the unknown in the form of traffic, divorce settlements, television sets and US bus drivers. But you know it will all end happily ever after!
This has all the key elements for a magical family movie: Songs - highly memorable catchy tunes like 'How does she know that you love her' 'Happy working song' 'I've been dreaming of a loves first kiss' Kitsch - Pure cheese with happy dance routines in public places and random moments bursting into song. Furry creatures - As well as her cartoon friends, Giselle makes some knew furry and not so furry friends in the cities vermin. All good fun and the animation is extremely clever. Everyone will love pip, a very cute chipmunk who loses his voice. Princess - The little girls will love this one, OTT princess with the big dresses and the ability to talk with creatures of the forest with her song. Camp Villains - Susan Sarandon and Timothy Spall ham it up for this especially comical take on the traditional cartoon features. Dragons - and this one talks. Humour - there are some real laugh out loud moments in this film for adults and kiddies alike.
This film is harmless fun, enjoyable and something that our kids will want to watch again and again.
A good cast and some great animation. A strong story which reflects from most other fairy tales. Good soundtrack.
As a whole this film is definately worth a look. The film is suitable for most veiwers but some moments maybe a bit scarey for the very young ones.
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Good
How does it compare to others by the same director?
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Good
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